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{{short description|1936 film by Raja Chandrasekhar}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chandra Mohana<br />
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| director = Raja Chandrasekhar<br />
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| story = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />
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| starring = [[M. K. Radha]]<br />T. N. Meenakshi<br />
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| studio = Mohan Movietone<br />
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'''''Chandra Mohana''''', also known as '''''Samooga Thondu''''' ({{trans|Social service}}) is a 1936 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by Raja Chandrasekhar. The film stars M. K. Radha and T. N. Meenakshi in the lead roles. It marks the cinematic debut of [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] who wrote the film's story.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Chandra Mohan is a social activist in love with a young woman Mohana. The couple face numerous problems due to the plans of Kamalanathan, a mill manager.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[M. K. Radha]] as Chandra Mohan<br />
* [[S. V. Venkatraman|S. V. Venkataraman]] as Kamalanathan<br />
* T. N. Meenakshi as Mohana<br />
* K. P. Kamakshi<br />
* K. R. Jayalakshmi as the dancer<br />
* ‘Clown’ M. S. Sundaram<br />
* [[Kothamangalam Subbu|S. M. Subramaniam]]<br />
* P. R. Mangalam<br />
;Dance<br />
* Ragini Devi<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film marked the cinematic debut of writer, actor and filmmaker [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], who wrote the film's story while M. Kandaswami Mudaliar wrote the dialogues. It was directed by Raja Chandrasekhar, and produced by the Madurai-based Mohan Movietone. Shooting took place at the [[Mumbai|Bombay]]-based Film City Studios. The film had an alternate title, ''Samooga Thondu'' ({{lit|Social service}}). There is no known information on the film's music composer and lyricist.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
A reviewer for ''Malaya Tribune'' positively reviewed the film for the performances of the cast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 March 1938 |title="Chandra Mohana" to be shown to-night |page=16 |work=Malaya Tribune |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19380301-1.2.136}}</ref> The film was an average success.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=8 February 2014 |title=Blast from the Past: Chandra Mohana or Samooga Thondu 1936 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-chandra-mohana-or-samooga-thondu-1936/article5668076.ece |access-date=27 March 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1936 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]<br />
[[Category:1930s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]</div>>Justanothersgwikieditor